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Booker's Booker 2 - Bargain DIY Tweak system System
Last Update: September 29, 2004 at 07:56:09 IP Address: 65.202.194.226
Amplifier: NAD 3020

Creek OBH-11 (OBH-2 Power Supply)

Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Bottlehead Foreplay
Speakers: DIY Fostex 206E BFB

Sennhieser HD580

Grado SR-60

Sources:
CD Player/DAC: Rotel 980 Transport

Rotel 980 DAC

Rotel 940 BX

Sonic Frontiers Assemblage DAC 1.5 and UJB-1

Kyocera DA-710

Turntable/Phono Stage: Rega Planar 2 (Super Elys) w/ Michell Heavyweight, acrylic platter and rewired from clips to bullet plugs with Cardas wire

AR-XB77 (Grado Black) - Rewired with Cardas wire

AR-XA (Grado Black) w/ Mayfare Formula IV arm

Rega Planar 3 (Elys) - Stock but rewired with Cardas from clips to female RCA's on base plate.

Other Source(s): Sony RCD-1 (CD Burner)
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: Various DIY - VenHaus CAT-5, Risch 89259, DH Labs, Cardas
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): Cheap media rack with wheels...each shelf has vibrapods with piece of MDF on top.
Tweaks: Inside of all CDP's and DAC's covered with dampening material.
Room Size (LxWxH): 14 x 14 x 10
Room Comments/Treatments: Need more room!!!
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): See system 1...but, pretty much everything good.
System Goals/Comments: Experiment and test DIY projects, components, etc. and as always...enjoying the music.
System Strengths: Very dynamic and in your face sound from the BFB's. Great fun to tweak and experiment with. Fast and tight (although rolled off) bass.
System Weaknesses: None considering the cost of 2nd hand gear and DIY projects...except this big stack of ever changing equipment and cables is ugly.
Video/HT System: None
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: Hunting, fishing, vinyl.

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